Inequalities in health
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Inequalities in health
（Penguin books, . Penguin social sciences）
Penguin, 1992
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Reprint with revisions to 'The health divide', 1992
Includes index
Contents of Works
- The black report / Sir Douglas Black ... [et al.] ; edited by Peter Townsend and Nick Davidson
- The health divide / Margaret Whitehead
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From birth to old age those at the bottom of the social scale have much poorer health and quality of life than those at the top. Gender, area of residence and ethnic origin also have a deep impact. When the Black Report first revealed these tragic inequalities and made urgent recommendations for change, the "British Medical Journal", and many others, regarded it as the most important medical report since World War II. It's findings however, were dismissed by the incoming government, which tried unsuccessfully to bury it. Despite this it had, and continues to have, a profound influence on the medical and academic worlds. This book examines the inequalities that exist in the British Health system.
Table of Contents
- The Black Report: concepts of health and inequality
- the pattern of present health inequalities
- trends in inequality of health
- inequality in the availability and use of the health service
- international comparisons
- towards an explanation of health inequalities
- the need for more information and research
- planning the health and personal social services
- the wider strategy. The health divide: setting the scene
- health inequalities today
- recent trends
- health services - fair and equitable?
- a European perspective
- explaining health inequalities
- action on inequalities - a framework for policy-making
- - information needs and research
- - policy in the caring services
- - a wider strategy.
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